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ECE Course Outline
ECE6510
Electro-Optics (3-0-3)
- Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- Catalog Description
- Study of the fundamental principles and primary applications of lasers, and of detectors of optical radiation.
- Textbook(s)
- Verdeyen, Laser Electronics (3rd edition), Prentice Hall, 1995. ISBN 9780137066667 (required)
- Topical Outline
Wave Propagation Laws of Reflection and Refraction Interference and Coherence Ray Tracing ABCD Matrices Stability Criterion Gaussian Beams Introduction ABCD Propagation Optical Cavities Fabry Perot Resonance ABCD Law Photon Lifetime Introduction to Lasers Stimulated Emission Einstein Coefficients Lineshape Threshold and Steady State Conditions Two, Three, and Four Level Laser Systems Laser Dynamics Q-switching and Mode-locking Saturable Absorbers and Amplifiers Laser Examples Doped Insulator Lasers Gas Lasers Dye Lasers Excimer Lasers Semiconductor Lasers Detection of Optical Radiation Square Law Devices Noise Optical Communication
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